Chris Luke's Rejection Letter

Dear Chris,

Thank you for your enthusiasm in my spanish class. You are the only person who tries to learn in the class. However, you should try harder. Your attempt to speak fluent spanish is comparable to a beligerent drunk singing free bird. Everyone in the class would appreciate if you would not try to speak in spanish anymore because quite frankly, you make us all dumber by listening. You still don't know how to conjugate ser in the present tense, or the fact that the word, "quesadilla" is not an option for every question I ask you. I highly encourage you to visit Mrs. Terwilliger as soon as possible to request a drop to Spanish For Idiots.


Sincerly, Mrs. Hart


Dear Chris,

I appreciate the fact you think I am very pretty but I don't think you are my type. People who are immature, ugly, stupid, and perverted don't exactly light my fire. I do not have a boyfriend but I would never consider you an option for dating. My boyfrind has to be a superstar athlete with huge muscles, a Ph.D, a nice car and lots of money. You possess none of those traits and never will. Thanks for the compliments though.


Ms. Dillion

Chocolate Milk

Dear Chocolate Milk,

You never cease to amaze me. There is not a time of day when I do not dreaming of pouring a nice, cold glass of your beautiful deliciousness. Although I can not enjoy your presence with all of my meals due to your high sugar content, you are the best post workout drink there is. You are high in protein, low in fat, a great source of calcium as well as many other vitamins and minderals. With your help I will grow big and strong like Mr. Lunn, which is what I am striving for. After a rough game or practice, a glass of you just makes all of my troubles disappear. I love you and plan to keep our relatiopnship going strong for the rest of my life.

Love, Thomas

Macbeth Feedback

Prior to last week, I had extremely low expectations for Macbeth. The few Shakespeare pieces I have read did not interest me in the slightest bit. However, Macbeth seems to be different. Although it is not something I would ever read for fun, entertainment or to pass time on a long car ride, it is semi-interesting to this point. At this point in the story, the language is not too difficult. I often find myself reading lines two or three times to ensure I understand fully. Our class discussion is very important as well. I can't believe I am saying this but I am actually looking forward to reading to rest of the play.

Geoffrey Chaucer

-Considered to be the Father of English Literature

-Poet, philosopher, bureaucrat, courtier and diplomat.

-Wrote many works but most famous was The Canterbury Tales.

-Chaucer's works are sometimes grouped into first a French period, then an Italian period and finally an English period, with Chaucer being influenced by those countries' literatures in turn.

-Chaucer is known for metrical innovation, inventing the rhyme royal, and he was one of the first English poets to use the five-stress line, a decasyllabic cousin to the iambic pentameter, in his work, with only a few anonymous short works using it before him.

- Chaucer wrote in continental accentual-syllabic metre, a style which had developed since around the twelfth century as an alternative to the alliterative Anglo-Saxon metre.

"The greatest scholars are not usually the wisest people."

"Time and tide wait for no man."

"The guilty think all talk is of themselves."

Quotes from Geoffrey Chaucer

My writing as a freshman was very immature. I used basic vocabulary and choppy sentences. I often would write my paper at midnight the day before it was due. Therefore I never planned my writing in an organized manner and it often showed. Now I am more active in the writing process, developing my thoughts before I even begin to write. This enables me to become more analytical and travel more in depth with my topic. The most difficult part of the writing process is actually just starting to work on it. However, once I get started I do a good job of knocking it out.

I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter. ~James Michener

Beowulf Comic Strip

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Heroes

Throughout my life, I have always considered sports figures to be my heroes. Not ones from a specific race, position or sport, just professional athletes in general. As I continue to grow up playing sports, my respect for these people grows. I am beginning to understand the ridiculous amount of time and effort the professionals have given to their specific sport that put them where they are today. Of course, they are all physically gifted athletes, but even with all the talent and ability in the world, they wouldn't make it anywhere in the sports without dedicating practically their whole lives to what they love to do. What I most admire about them is their competitive nature. It doesn't matter if an NFL quarterback is playing Monopoly with a 3 year old, chances are they might let the game get close, but in the end will seal the deal and get the win. Losing just isn't an option for professional athletes and I truly admire that quality. However, one thing that has recently changed about them, is their off-field lives. A few examples of athletes that have tarnished their names in the past few weeks are Tiger Woods, Gilbert Arenas and Mark McGwire. Just in the past few weeks, Tiger Woods, who appeared invincible, has admitted to being unfaithful to his wife, multiple times. Gilbert Arenas has been suspended undefinently by the NBA for bringing 4 guns to the Washington Wizards arena and Mark McGwire has admitted to using performance enhancing drugs throughout his illustrious baseball career despite lying about it prior. No matter what the circumstance, professional athletes are beginning to be exposed for things they should not be doing with so many eyes upon them.